Support the NRA and the shooting sports this summer at Friends of NRA dinners across the United States

Fairfax, Virginia - Nicole McMahon, NRA's Event Marketing and Communications Manager, comes to us with the Friends of NRAbanquet this week.

We say 'banquet' because there will be only one in the country these next seven days. This is because the NRA Field Representatives, who each work tirelessly throughout the year to put on a number of banquets and raise money for the future of the shooting sports, are gathered for their annual summer meeting. During the week "off," the reps will be hard at work evaluating the first half of the year, planning for the remaining banquets to close out what will likely be another record-breaking year, and even taking a look at the merchandise package for 2015.

Support the NRA and the shooting sports at Friends of NRA dinners in Oklahoma, Tennessee, Washington, and more

Fairfax, Virginia - Friends of NRA banquets have brought Second Amendment supporters together for more than 20 years for one purpose: ensuring the future of America's shooting sports.

With more than 1,000 banquets being held annually by dedicated volunteers like you, the funds raised at Friends of NRA banquets make a real difference. Half of all money raised at a banquet goes right back into grants for local shooting sports programs and the other half supports programs with a national scope. Besides all the good they do, they're a whole lot of fun.

Support the NRA and the shooting sports at Friends of NRA dinners in California, Colorado, Connecticut and more

Fairfax, Virginia - Courtesy of NRA's Event Marketing and Communications Manager Nicole McMahon, here are the Friends of NRA events for the next week.

At Friends of NRA dinners you're surrounded by friendly, generous people who gather out of their appreciation for the Second Amendment and desire to help our country's shooting sports heritage. Banquets feature games, raffles, auctions and more all to raise money for shooting sports programs at the national, state and local levels.

Single largest firearms contribution in NRA Foundation history raises $75,000

Fairfax, Virginia - Century International Arms, Inc., helped out this year's NRA Annual Meetings and Exhibits in Indianapolis in a big way. The generous firearms manufacturer donated 41 guns to the NRA Foundation, which went on to bring in a combined $75,000 from the National NRA Foundation Banquet and Auction and the popular Wall of Guns raffle.

“The NRA Foundation has never received a donation like this before. We were overwhelmed by Century Arms’ generosity,” said Western Regional Director of NRA Field Operations Brad Kruger, who organized the donation. “The inclusion of these firearms helped this year’s NRA Annual Meetings to be the most successful in The NRA Foundation’s 24 years.”

Support the NRA and the shooting sports at Friends of NRA dinners in Arizona, New Hampshire, Wyoming, and more

Fairfax, Virginia - Straight from the NRA's Event Marketing and Communications Manager, Nicole McMahon, here's a big update of Friends of NRA banquets coming up this next week.

Friends of NRA banquets are full of great people who support the Second Amendment and want to raise money for local, state and national shooting sports programs. Each event is run by our absolutely dedicated volunteers. Without their help, Friends of NRA would not be able to have such reach across the country or make as much of an impact on the future of our shooting sports heritage as we do today.

Support the NRA and the shooting sports at Friends of NRA dinners in Alaska, Ohio, Wyoming and more

Fairfax, Virginia - Courtesy of NRA's Event Marketing and Communications Manager Nicole McMahon, here are the Friends of NRA events for the next week. There aren't as many events this next week because of Memorial Day weekend coming up people all over the country wanting a quick vacation. But there are still plenty of chances to have some fun supporting the shooting sports.

At Friends of NRA dinners you're surrounded by friendly, generous people who gather out of their appreciation for the Second Amendment and desire to help our country's shooting sports heritage. Banquets feature games, raffles, auctions and more all to raise money for shooting sports programs at the national, state and local levels.

Support the NRA and the shooting sports at Friends of NRA dinners in Idaho, Maine, South Carolina and more

Fairfax, Virginia - Straight from the NRA's Event Marketing and Communications Manager, Nicole McMahon, here's a big update of Friends of NRA banquets coming up this next week.

Friends of NRA banquets are full of great people who support the Second Amendment and want to raise money for local, state and national shooting sports programs. Each event is run by our absolutely dedicated volunteers. Without their help, Friends of NRA would not be able to have such reach across the country or make as much of an impact on the future of our shooting sports heritage as we do today.

If you haven't made it to one of our tables yet, don't worry. There are more than 1,000 Friends of NRA banquets held throughout the country each year.

Support the NRA at dinners in Arkansas, Michigan, Vermont and more

Fairfax, Virginia - Courtesy of Event Marketing and Communications Manager Nicole McMahon, here are the Friends of NRA banquets for this next week.

At Friends of NRA events, you can find friendly, generous people who gather out of their love of the Second Amendment to raise money for the shooting sports. Here, you'll find unique, collectible NRA gear that attendees can win in raffles and games, or bid for in auctions.

$1,000 scholarships distributed to students for outstanding academics and participation in shooting sports

The NRA Foundation is the country's leading charitable organization in support of the shooting sports. Since its formation in 1990, The NRA Foundation has awarded thousands of grants in support of educational programs thanks to the hundreds of millions of dollars raised through the Friends of NRA grassroots fundraising program. Katie Jones of the Douglas County Friends of NRA committee in Oregon recently shared a great story with us about one such grant.

Roseburg, Oregon - May 1, 2014 - The Oregon Friends of NRA is proud to announce the winners of the 2014 scholarship competition. Each of the students have earned a $1,000 scholarship to be used toward college or technical school expenses.